Happy 50th Anniversary! June 27th, 1975, Highland Valley Elder Services came into existence, opening the doors to help better the lives of older adults 24 communities in Hampshire and Hampden Counties. The not-for-profit agency’s Acting Director was Pat Jones and she supervised a staff of four people. Check out the article which first ran in the Daily Hampshire Gazette on Saturday August 23,1975. Thanks to the Daily Hampshire Gazette and H.S. Gere & Sons, Inc. for permission to run the original newspaper article. Thanks, as well to the Forbes Library for helping us find the article.